The Championship table-toppers defeated the Yorkshire outfit 52-19 in pre-season, but a resurgent Leeds won heavily last weekend against title contenders Bristol to hammer home their attacking credentials.

Crockett said: “We played them pre-season and have seen all their games since then on the video. They look a decent side, and had a great result in beating Bristol 50-31 last weekend.

“To put 50 on any team in this division is a great effort, and they are a side who execute their attack pretty well.

“That makes them dangerous to play against, and they are definitely a team you need to keep your eye on.

“They have got some big boys who take the ball up well, and they also get it wide when they can.

“Their fly-half and inside centre are both distributors, the full-back and the rest of the backs have plenty of pace and there are dangers all over the place.”

Crockett and his team-mates have not been too hampered in their preparations despite this week’s floods, and go into the game on the back of Sunday’s 25-3 win at Cornish Pirates.

“Some people don’t mind the short turnaround because it means less training,” said the centre, who joined from Worcester this summer.

“We have not been too put out by the flooding, although some of the boys were a little bit late for training on Tuesday due to roads being closed and things like that.

“In terms of the actual work this week we have not been thrown off-course at all – we were on the synthetic pitch at Druid Park for one session but were back on the grass at Kingston Park by yesterday.”

Now four games into the league season and yet to be beaten, the former Bath skipper added: “I am settled now in Newcastle and really enjoying the city.

“We are winning, which is the main thing, although we would like to be putting in some better performances. It is a good foundation for us, and hopefully as things will go on it will become a lot sharper.

“It can be frustrating to be a back when the conditions are as bad as they are at the moment. It means chasing kicks, running hard and the forwards putting in even more of a massive shift than they normally do.

“Hopefully we can get some better conditions tomorrow night to repay them, and do a bit more of the work ourselves.”